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Smart Claim Your Worst Nightmare Takes Smart N Fancy
The Smart N Fancy Stakes had all the makings of a good race, with it’s wide open field. It was a very difficult race to predict, and in the end in a race like this, it’s always good to look for a horse that might come at a price. Your Worst Nightmare went off at odds of 11/1, despite not really having issues coming into the race.
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The Bolton Landing Gives Early Look at Promising Turf Fillies
A field of seven fillies will get together for the eighth running of the Bolton Landing, which is a great opportunity for those two year olds who show an early liking for the turf in their careers.
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The Smart N Fancy Field Takes Wide Open to Another Level
Saturday is Alabama Day at SAR, and there will be several exciting races on the undercard for us to enjoy as well. One of those is The Smart N Fancy, which may not have a graded designation, but still offers a $150.000 purse (the highest ever offered by this race) that promises to attract a good field.
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St. Louis Derby Highlights the FP Meet
It’s not very often that we get to cover a race from FP here in the SRF, but the St. Louis Derby is one of the highlights of the year from this Midwestern track. This is an ungraded stake, and it is only the second time that it has been run.
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With Best Pal Stakes Win, Forceamaulu Likely Better Than His Brother Already
It’s not very often in our virtual world of racing that a horse is able to duplicate the success of an accomplished full brother, but Forceamalu may be on the way of doing so unless you want to argue that he has already surpassed brother Sharkamaulu.
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The Good Dinosaur Has No Issues in ELP Derby
A small field of five got together to run in the ELP Derby, a race that was almost in jeopardy of not filling at all. It would be just the fourth time that the race would be run, and now we can say that Angelos Stable has won half of them.
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Last Way To The Beac Wins First AP Million at CD
Saturday was a special day of racing at CD, as the historic track opened up for a special day of graded stake action, hosting races that were formerly held at AP. It would be highlighted by the Arlington Million, the most famous race that the former race track used to offer.
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ELP Derby Draws Five At Last Minute
For a while, it was looking like we might not have an ELP Derby this year. Two days before the nomination cutoff, there was only one horse entered. That eventually changed to three, and ultimately arriving at five as we got closer to the deadline.
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Who Will Take That Big Step Forward In The Best Pal?
As the summer moves along, the stakes for two year old horses continue to get better and better. At DMR on Sunday, we will have one of those stakes, as the 19th running of the Best Pal Stakes takes place. This race sees a classification downgrade for 2022, as it was formerly a Grade 2 but will now be a Grade 3 for the first time.
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AP Million To Live On At CD
For decades in the real world, and for the lifespan of our virtual world, the AP Million has been known as one of the more prestigious turf races of the year. Our version has seen the likes of Dogma, Bronze Sabre (twice), and Spanish Showboat win this great race, but the real Arlington Park would close it’s doors for good. The life of the AP Million, therefore, was going to be over. Or, was it?